ISBN The Trial of Tempel Anneke: Records of a Witchcraft Trial in Brunswick, Germany, 1663, Second Edition book English 240 pages

The Trial of Tempel Anneke examines documents from an early modern European witchcraft trial with the pedagogical goal of allowing students to interact directly with primary sources. A brief historiographical essay has been added, along with eleven civic records, including regulations about sorcery, Tempel Anneke's marital agreement, and court salaries, which provide an even clearer picture of life in seventeenth-century Europe. Maps of Harxbüttel and the Holy Roman Empire and lists of key players enable easy reference.

Peter A. Morton is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Humanities at Mount Royal University. Barbara Dähms is a translator.

No other single volume about early modern witchcraft contains so many elements useful for the classroom. The core of the first edition of this book has been augmented in the second edition by an expanded historical background section, a historiographical essay, and new documents that shed more light on the case and the people involved.Carrie E. Euler, Central Michigan UniversityThe Trial of Tempel Anneke encourages students to come up with their own ideas. While the editors have arranged the documents to encourage students to ask certain types of questions, they do not push a particular line of argument. The new historiographical essay will empower students to find the right questions to ask.Gary R. Kates, Pomona CollegeThe second edition of The Trial of Tempel Anneke provides even more invaluable documentary depth and historical detail. The ease of access to this rare dossier makes a welcome research and teaching resource, allowing deeper insight into the complex social and legal layers of a witchcraft trial in its larger cultural context.Leslie K. Hayes, University of Toronto